There are some interesting ideas in The Next Trillion by Paul Zane Pilzer. I read the Australia and New Zealand Tour Edition which is an abridged version. Let me declare that I own a business which sells products in the wellness industry but have no interest in sales of this book. Here I’m relaying Pilzer’s [...]
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Sometimes a kick in the pants is needed to get you started again. The Free Library of Philadelphia recorded a talk by David Allen in which he provides the best overall outline and introduction to his Getting Things Done material that I have heard. He doesn’t hold back any punches. The podcast was a timely [...]
The 1957 American drama film, 12 Angry Men (imdb link), is above all things a study of character. The story, which takes place almost exclusively in a single room is based on a play by Reginald Rose and leads the viewer on a journey into the human condition. Amongst the required protagonist and antagonist archetypes [...]
I’ve just added the classic “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill to my recommended reading list after powering through it in a week. It taught me a lot about finding my passion for what I really want to do and incidentally was an interesting lesson in the history of the United States in the [...]
This is a public thanks to the team at Gyronix for creating such a great MindManager add-in with their ResultsManager Vista product. I’ve been a user of ResultsManager for about two years and have made it a core tool in my implementation of David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology. I’ve even put it to use [...]
Terry Frazier has listed the core reference books he has on his bookshelf and in response to me providing him with my list, asked which I refer to most regularly. All are within arms reach so none sit directly on my desk, yet as I’ve been pondering listing those which have been most influential and [...]
Coaching In Action I walked to the middle of the circle holding my name tag in my hands. Turning around to face the other course participants I held up my name tag and declared in a voice from the centre of my being, “This is my name tag but this is me and I am [...]
